ClassEDU announced the “Class for Zoom” product with closing of $16 million in seed financing. This funding will be used to bring the product to the market.
Class for Zoom designed to work as an in-person classroom says, Michael Chasen
Michael Chasen, ClassEDU co-founder and CEO and former Blackboard co-founder and CEO stated that the education system is changed forever with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of students are learning online, increasing online education. He further said that Class for Zoom was created to feel and work like an in-person classroom.
Chasen has over 20 years of experience in forming, financing, and promoting education software business. He co-founded Blackboard and grew it a public company of around 3000 employees.
ClassEDU leveraged Zoom’s capabilities to build a robust education interface
Zoom is a popular remote learning platform. Currently, over 100,000 K-12 schools and colleges are using this platform. Also, since March 2020, its’ use has grown from 10 million to 300 million daily meeting participants. Class for Zoom is built on video, audio, and collaboration capabilities of Zoom, adding a robust educational interface, teaching tools, and additional capabilities for classroom administration.
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Santi Subotovsky, a board member at Zoom said that he is excited to have ClassEDU leverage and further expand Zoom. It will bring a frictionless experience to online education today, making it a delightful experience.
Prominent investors who participated in the ClassEDU’s seed financing are Santi Subotovsky, Zoom board member, Jim Scheinman of Maven Partners, an early investor in Zoom, and Bill Tai, an Zoom’s first committed backer having 30 years of experience in venture capital.
Class for Zoom to provide a wholesome experience for teachers and students
Its features are divided into instruction tools and management tools. The instruction tools will help teachers launch live assignments, quizzes, and tests, which can be completed by students in real-time. Teachers will also be able to mute or unmute a class during appropriate times.
One of the features of the instruction tools allows the teachers and students to talk privately without leaving the call in case of any queries. This feature will help shy students who struggle to speak in front of the entire classroom.
ClassEDU schedules launch in fall
The management tools range from attendance trackers to features wherein a teacher can see the frequency of participation by each student. The attention tracking feature is not new, but it will also help teachers in monitoring a student’s desktop during an exam to prevent cheating. Class for Zoom is scheduled to launch later this fall, and interested schools and students can schedule a demo.